Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (Act No.13 of 2000)

1)The chairperson holds office for a period of five years as from the date of his or her appointment.

2)

a)Subject to paragraph (b), the other councillors hold office for a period of four years as from the date of their appointment.

b)Such three of the other councillors appointed to the first Council constituted after this Act takes effect as are determined by lot in accordance with Schedule 2, must vacate their offices upon expiration of a period of two years as from the date of their appointment.

3)A councillor may at any time, upon at least three months' written notice tendered to the President, resign from office.

4)Despite subsections (1) and (2), the councillors remain in office after expiry of their term of office until the commencement of the term of office of their successors, but the extended term of office may not exceed 45 days.

5)A councillor may at the end of his or her term of office be reappointed in terms of section 5 for one additional term.

6)Every councillor serves in a full-time capacity to the exclusion of any other remunerative employment, occupation or office which is likely to-

a)interfere with the exercise by any such councillor of his or her functions in terms of this Act or the underlying statutes; or

b)create a conflict of interests between such employment, occupation or office and his or her office as councillor.